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WSP USA Principal Mechanical Engineer (Water) in United Kingdom
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As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Water Engineering teams located in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow.
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In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.
When considering a career move its vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong.
To find out more about our business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Who We Are | WSP (https://www.wsp.com/en-gb/who-we-are)
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
Work-life balance?
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Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
Inclusivity & Diversity?
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Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
Health & Wellbeing?
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Flex your time?
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development?
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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
The Principal Mechanical Engineer will be an integral member of the Water Engineering team and work independently and within a team environment to design, review and deliver technical solutions for various types of facilities and capital projects. This role will support the engineering and design delivery on a wide range of projects primarily producing and/or checking detailed mechanical engineering deliverables. These deliverables will support the project design from feasibility and optioneering through to the production of detailed designs for procurement and construction and review of supplier proposals for a range of varied and high-profile clients.
Key responsibilities include:
Mechanical engineering technical design and delivery, and its leadership
Participation in proposals, scoping of work, identifying key tasks, packages and developing resourcing/time estimates
Preparation, as an individual or lead engineer responsible for a team, of mechanical design deliverables including calculations, reports, specifications, datasheets, drawings, schedules and procurement documentation
Technical assurance – preview, review and checking of technical deliverables produced by others
Providing technical guidance, coaching and technical supervision of junior staff including IMechE MPDS mentor role
Working collaboratively with other disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects delivering work to time, cost and quality expectations
Management of mechanical elements to meet time, cost and quality criteria on larger multi-disciplinary design projects or work packages that include a degree of programming and resource planning
Proactively ensuring HSSE and Quality Assurance systems and procedures are followed
Encouraging and actively promoting skills and innovation within the team, externally to clients and industry contacts
Supporting efforts to develop the digital transformation methodology in the delivery and management of projects
YOUR TEAM
You will join an established UK team of experienced mechanical engineers comprising grades from technician to Associate Director.
Whatever level of experience you bring, we are here to support and motivate you to deliver high quality designs for our clients and, in doing so, develop you to your potential.
Qualifications
An IMechE accredited degree
Professional registration as CEng or IEng
Skills and Experience
Essential:
Significant experience in delivering, and leading the delivery of mechanical engineering design aspects of infrastructure projects (preferably within the water industry)
Scoping of work, identifying key tasks, packages and developing resourcing/time estimates to support the development of proposals
Leading, and delivering, the preparation and/or review of mechanical design package deliverables such as technical specifications, calculations, reports, datasheets, schedules, and procurement documentation
Good technical understanding of mechanical principles and familiarity with the design of waste water and water treatment processes equipment and pumping systems
Good understanding of ‘technical excellence’, and of providing effective technical leadership and review of the work of others
Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members and supporting the development of technical skills
The ability to work accurately and flexibly, integrating your work with other discipline areas whilst managing your own /your team’s work to tight programme and budget constraints
The ability to communicate clearly in the English language; both verbally and in the production of high-quality written documentation using MS Office applications
A confident Client-facing manner. Adopting a diligent, confident, collaborative and highly motivated approach when working as part of a Client’s team, together with WSP colleagues, or independently
Be able to travel and visit operational works and construction sites as required, to act in a safe manner, and to asset survey, inspect, and witness test mechanical equipment and installations
A commitment to team goals, embrace collaboration at all levels in the business and embrace safety as a non-negotiable priority
You should be in possession of a valid UK driving license
A willingness to travel and work for limited periods elsewhere within the UK will be required